Electronic apparatus for matching hand gesture to information regarding setting state and controlling method thereof
The electronic apparatus allows users to define custom gestures, addressing the inconvenience and misrecognition issues of predefined gestures by enabling intuitive control of settings and reducing malfunctions.
US12645302B2Active Publication Date: 2026-06-02SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Patents(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-02
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing electronic apparatuses require users to remember predefined gestures, making it inconvenient and prone to misrecognition, leading to malfunctions.
Method used
An electronic apparatus that allows users to define custom gestures through a camera, processor, and display, enabling intuitive control of settings by matching user gestures with specific actions and storing them for future use.
Benefits of technology
Enables convenient and accurate control of electronic apparatus and external devices using custom gestures, reducing misrecognition and malfunctions.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus including a camera, a display, a communication interface configured to perform communication with an external device, a memory configured to store at least one instruction, and a processor, and the processor, by executing the at least one instruction, is configured to, based on a gesture of a user photographed through the camera being a capture gesture that is a predetermined gesture, obtain information regarding a setting state of at least one of the electronic apparatus or the external device, control the display to display a UI including information regarding the setting state, and based on a first gesture of the user using a specific object being input while the UI is displayed, match the first gesture with the obtained information regarding the setting state and store the first gesture matched with the obtained information regarding the setting state as a custom gesture.
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